skybox not apearing right

well usually i have no problems with making skyboxes, but some days ago
it f**ked up, no matter what skybox name i put in the map properties
the map has the default ugly wasteland sky which doesnt fit my
lightning at all, the skybox worked some time ago in this map, but when
i did a full compile to test the framerate, i got an error (something
about renderer) and then hl2 crashed, after that i haven't been able to
get my skybox back to what is was before

Do you remember what the error was? Because finding out that error is probably going to be the key to solving the problem. Other than that I have no ideas.

Post compile log....I think I smell a leak...

heres the log, i see nothing apart from the prop_static error

** Executing...

** Command: "d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk\bin\vbsp.exe"

** Parameters: -game "d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\half-life
2 deathmatch\hl2mp"
"d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\dm_prospect"

Valve Software - vbsp.exe (Jan 19 2005)

2 threads

materialPath: d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\materials

Loading d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\dm_prospect.vmf

fixing up env_cubemap materials on brush sides...

ProcessBlock_Thread: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)

ProcessBlock_Thread: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)

Processing areas...done (0)

Building Faces...done (0)

Chop Details...done (0)

Find Visible Detail Sides...

Merged 112 detail faces...done (0)

Merging details...done (0)

FixTjuncs...

PruneNodes...

WriteBSP...

done (0)

writing d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\dm_prospect.prt...done (0)

Creating default cubemaps for env_cubemap using skybox sky_day01_05...

Run buildcubemaps in the engine to get the correct cube maps.

Finding displacement neighbors...

Finding lightmap sample positions...

Displacement Alpha : 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10

Building Physics collision data...

done (0) (351151 bytes)

Emitting linux collision data (use -nolinuxdata to disable).

Building Physics collision data...

done (1) (428625 bytes)

Error! prop_static using model "models/props_c17/canister01a.mdl",
which must be used on a dynamic entity (i.e. prop_physics). Deleted.

Error loading studio model "models/props_c17/canister01a.mdl"!

Error! prop_static using model "models/props_c17/canister02a.mdl",
which must be used on a dynamic entity (i.e. prop_physics). Deleted.

Error loading studio model "models/props_c17/canister02a.mdl"!

Placing detail props : 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10

Writing d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\dm_prospect.bsp

9 seconds elapsed

1.049162 -3.207047 0.000000

-1.049033 -3.207047 0.000000

-1.049033 3.206336 0.000000

1.015345 -3.207047 0.000000

make_triangles:calc_triangle_representation: Cannot convert

Memory leak: mempool blocks left in memory: 48

Memory leak: mempool blocks left in memory: 15

** Executing...

** Command: "d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk\bin\vvis.exe"

** Parameters: -fast -game
"d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp"
"d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\dm_prospect"

Valve Software - vvis.exe (Dec 15 2004)

fastvis = true

2 threads

reading d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\dm_prospect.bsp

reading d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\dm_prospect.prt

1166 portalclusters

3557 numportals

BasePortalVis: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (4)

Optimized: 90684 visible clusters (0.00%)

Total clusters visible: 860562

Average clusters visible: 738

Building PAS...

Average clusters audible: 1156

visdatasize:331981 compressed from 354464

writing d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\dm_prospect.bsp

4 seconds elapsed

** Executing...

** Command: "d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk\bin\vrad.exe"

** Parameters: -bounce 2 -noextra -game
"d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp"
"d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\dm_prospect"

Valve Software - vrad.exe (Mar 8 2005)

----- Radiosity Simulator ----

2 threads

[Reading texlights from 'lights.rad']

[45 texlights parsed from 'lights.rad']

Loading d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\dm_prospect.bsp

3632 faces

1 degenerate faces

713546 square feet [102750632.00 square inches]

4 displacements

629 square feet [90616.88 square inches]

3631 patches before subdivision

29835 patches after subdivision

103 direct lights

BuildFacelights: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (48)

BuildVisLeafs: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (37)

transfers 1017171, max 213

transfer lists: 7.8 megs

GatherLight: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)

Bounce #1 added RGB(51492, 50162, 43091)

GatherLight: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)

Bounce #2 added RGB(8475, 7870, 5947)

Build Patch/Sample Hash Table(s).....Done<0.0301 sec>

FinalLightFace: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)

FinalLightFace Done

Ready to Finish

0 of 0 (0% of) surface lights went in leaf ambient cubes.

ComputePerLeafAmbientLighting: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10

Object names Objects/Maxobjs Memory / Maxmem Fullness

------------ --------------- --------------- --------

models
18/1024
864/49152 ( 1.8%)

brushes
922/8192
11064/98304 (11.3%)

brushsides
6006/65536 48048/524288
( 9.2%)

planes
2286/65536 45720/1310720 (
3.5%)

vertexes
8030/65536 96360/786432
(12.3%)

nodes
2505/65536 80160/2097152 (
3.8%)

texinfos
1358/12288 97776/884736
(11.1%)

texdata
186/2048
5952/65536 ( 9.1%)

dispinfos
4/0
704/0 ( 0.0%)

disp_verts
324/0
6480/0 ( 0.0%)

disp_tris
512/0
1024/0 ( 0.0%)

disp_lmsamples
1524/0
1524/0 ( 0.0%)

faces
3632/65536 203392/3670016 ( 5.5%)

origfaces
2169/65536 121464/3670016 ( 3.3%)

leaves
2524/65536 141344/3670016 ( 3.9%)

leaffaces
4232/65536
8464/131072 ( 6.5%)

leafbrushes
1861/65536
3722/131072 ( 2.8%)

surfedges
26116/512000 104464/2048000 ( 5.1%)

edges
16198/256000 64792/1024000 ( 6.3%)

worldlights
103/8192
9064/720896 ( 1.3%)

waterstrips
410/32768
4100/327680 ( 1.3%)

waterverts
0/65536
0/786432 ( 0.0%)

waterindices
6747/65536 13494/131072
(10.3%)

cubemapsamples
28/1024
448/16384 ( 2.7%)

overlays
27/512
9504/180224 ( 5.3%)

lightdata
[variable]
1416200/0 ( 0.0%)

visdata
[variable] 331981/16777216 ( 2.0%)

entdata
[variable] 66306/393216
(16.9%)

occluders
0/0
0/0 ( 0.0%)

occluder polygons
0/0
0/0 ( 0.0%)

occluder vert ind
0/0
0/0 ( 0.0%)

detail props
[variable]
1/12 ( 8.3%)

static props
[variable]
1/15044 ( 0.0%)

pakfile
[variable]
308850/0 ( 0.0%)

Win32 Specific Data:

physics
[variable] 351151/4194304 ( 8.4%)

Total Win32 BSP file data space used: 3554418 bytes

Linux Specific Data:

physicssurface [variable] 428625/6291456 ( 6.8%)

Total Linux BSP file data space used: 3631892 bytes

Total triangle count: 10152

Writing d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\dm_prospect.bsp

1 minute, 29 seconds elapsed

** Executing...

** Command: Copy File

** Parameters:
"d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\dm_prospect.bsp"
"d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\half-life 2
deathmatch\hl2mp\maps\dm_prospect.bsp"

** Executing...

** Command: "d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2.exe"

** Parameters: -allowdebug -game "d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp" +map "dm_prospect"

PruneNodes...

WriteBSP...

done (0)

writing d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\dm_prospect.prt...done (0)

Creating default cubemaps for env_cubemap using skybox sky_day01_05...

Run buildcubemaps in the engine to get the correct cube maps.

Finding displacement neighbors...

Well, looks like its working. Did you try to do a buildcubemaps?

I think it's not directly related to the skybox. You'll probably find
that you can't make any changes at all to your level (add brushes,
etc.) that will show up when you load the map in-game.

This bit:

1.049162 -3.207047 0.000000

-1.049033 -3.207047 0.000000

-1.049033 3.206336 0.000000

1.015345 -3.207047 0.000000

make_triangles:calc_triangle_representation: Cannot convert

indicates that VBSP is erroring-out and failing to write the bsp file.
In this case, it's probably not changing the skybox because the bsp
file isn't changing at all, so VVIS and VRAD are re-compiling your old
bsp.

You have to fix this error before any changes to your map will work.

Check for invalid brushes (alt+p), look at any brushes you've done
heavy vertex manipulation, carving, or clipping on. Look at brushes
you've scaled down. If you find a suspect brush, disable it with
visgroups (hide it), and recompile and see if the error disappears.

Worse comes to the worse, use the cordon method to track down the location of the error in your map.

ok thanks, then how do i fix this error?

NatUS said:
Valve Software - vvis.exe (Dec 15 2004)
fastvis = true
2 threads
reading d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\dm_prospect.bsp
reading d:\spil\valve\steam\steamapps\natus319\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\dm_prospect.prt
1166 portalclusters
3557 numportals

The fact that you are running it on fast vis may also be the problem, because the Vis and sky go hand in hand for some reason. Try running it on Full vis. Then see what happens. It may take longer

the weirdest thing about this is, that it worked BEFORE i ran a full
compile and got that weird error, after that skybox got bugged :|, but
i will try and see if it works

ok im starting to think that hammer f**ked up again, and that its not
just compile error, i tried another map, and it was the same ugly
wasteland sky, then a made new map, same ugly wasteland sky (yes i
changed the name to something right). so now im refreshing sdk stuff

open your map in notepade, and change the map name from in there. That may work.

Okay what are you changing exactly? The way you change a sky is
map---->Map Properties... then change SkyBox Texture
Name to the sky you want. I sucessfully changed it with "sky_day01_01"
you need to include everything.

yes that is what i do, and also the way i did before, but nevermind, after i refreshed it works fine